This is a deeply embedded issue in society and I believe more can be done. This system has been around for a long time and have been stuck in it's ways, but it should not be difficult to do the right thing and pay the people of the labor force fairly for the work they produce. - Maulford Smith
Yes there's inequality in the U.S. but what this article suggests is ridiculous. Allowing Congress to allocate jobs in the name of social equality and the "good of our nation" is definitely complete totalitarianism and is unacceptable. Most women that choose to be kindergarten teachers do so because they like what they do and should not be forced to do otherwise or vice versa. And the overrepresentation of African Americans in the NBA and NFL is out of place because there are so many other areas in which whites are overrepresented and nobody has an issue with that. People should be free to do as they please and we just need to focus on other types of inequality that actually harm our society.
I'm not sure where the freedom part comes in towards his entire equality argument aside from the quote from Milton Friedman. However, when discussing how most of the players in the NBA or the NFL are black that's because most other high paying jobs in long lasting careers like business, engineering, or computer science go to whites, Asians, and Indians. In his argument he ignores the socioeconomic implications behind why there are so many black athletes (mainly that education was not a reliable or easily attainable means to escape poverty the way it is for whites) Also while most of the athletes are black, most of the owners and coaches are white --positions that have more stability and make more money in the long run. Aside from that I do agree with his position that we look for and hire people that we think look the part for the position they are interviewing for. I think many arguments against the wage gap ignore the differences in pay between 2 people of comparable skill, hours, and position, but different gender. I do not think closing the wage gap would take away freedom. Nor do I believe that reducing income inequality by increasing the minimum wage would impact freedom either.
This is a deeply embedded issue in society and I believe more can be done. This system has been around for a long time and have been stuck in it's ways, but it should not be difficult to do the right thing and pay the people of the labor force fairly for the work they produce. - Maulford Smith
ReplyDeleteYes there's inequality in the U.S. but what this article suggests is ridiculous. Allowing Congress to allocate jobs in the name of social equality and the "good of our nation" is definitely complete totalitarianism and is unacceptable. Most women that choose to be kindergarten teachers do so because they like what they do and should not be forced to do otherwise or vice versa. And the overrepresentation of African Americans in the NBA and NFL is out of place because there are so many other areas in which whites are overrepresented and nobody has an issue with that. People should be free to do as they please and we just need to focus on other types of inequality that actually harm our society.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure where the freedom part comes in towards his entire equality argument aside from the quote from Milton Friedman. However, when discussing how most of the players in the NBA or the NFL are black that's because most other high paying jobs in long lasting careers like business, engineering, or computer science go to whites, Asians, and Indians. In his argument he ignores the socioeconomic implications behind why there are so many black athletes (mainly that education was not a reliable or easily attainable means to escape poverty the way it is for whites) Also while most of the athletes are black, most of the owners and coaches are white --positions that have more stability and make more money in the long run. Aside from that I do agree with his position that we look for and hire people that we think look the part for the position they are interviewing for. I think many arguments against the wage gap ignore the differences in pay between 2 people of comparable skill, hours, and position, but different gender. I do not think closing the wage gap would take away freedom. Nor do I believe that reducing income inequality by increasing the minimum wage would impact freedom either.
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